On and after January 1, 1952, a rating organization shall not conduct its operations in this state without first having filed with the commissioner a written application for and securing a license to act as a rating organization. Any rating organization may make application for and obtain a license as a rating organization if it meets the requirements for license set forth in this article. The fee for filing an application for a license as a rating organization is two hundred twenty-four dollars ($224) payable in advance to the commissioner. Every rating organization shall file with its application:

(a) A copy of its constitution, its articles of incorporation, agreement of association, and of its bylaws, rules and regulations governing the conduct of its business, all certified by the custodian of the originals thereof.

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 11751

  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
  • Insurance: means workers' compensation insurance and employer's liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith. See California Insurance Code 11750.1
  • Rating organization: means any organization which has as its primary object or purpose the collecting of loss and expense statistics and other statistical information and data, the making of pure premium rates and those rating plans authorized by Section 11734 for workers' compensation insurance and employer's liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith and presenting them to the commissioner for approval. See California Insurance Code 11750.1
  • Resident: means residing in this State, "nonresident" means not residing in this State. See California Insurance Code 30
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28

(b) A list of its members who shall not number less than five insurers authorized to write and writing workers’ compensation insurance in this state and whose combined experience shall be determined by the commissioner to be reasonably adequate for ratemaking purposes.

(c) The name and address of a resident of this state upon whom notices of the commissioner or process affecting that rating organization may be served.

(d) A statement of its qualifications as a rating organization.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 534, Sec. 71. (AB 1699) Effective January 1, 2018.)